Hanna, Donald and Wilson
of Abbercorn Foundry and Abbey Works, Paisley, shipbuilders, engineers, millwrights, boiler makers.
Formerly Reid and Hanna
1851 Name changed to Hanna, Donald and Wilson when James Donald became a partner
1874 Made operating gear for locks on the Weaver Navigation.
James Donald brought his 3 sons into the business - presumably James Donald, Junior, Robert Hanna Donald and one other, possibly William Donald.
1889 See 1889 Shipbuilding Statistics for detail of the tonnage produced
By 1901 the firm was involved in shipbuilding, bridge building, boilermaking, gasworks plant, marine, hydraulic, and general engineering.
See Also
Sources of Information
- L. A. Ritchie, The Shipbuilding Industry: A Guide to Historical Records (1992)